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PRESS RELEASE: Philanthropists unite to accelerate global fight against tuberculosis with combined $20 million gift to Broad Institute

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — With deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis on the rise, more than 20 philanthropists from New York and Boston have come together to fund a $20 million project at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to help combat the global epidemic.

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PRESS RELEASE: Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment to Support CSHL Life Science Research

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today that The Pershing Square Foundation (PSF) has awarded the institution $10 million to support its leading biology and genetics research and education programs.

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PRESS RELEASE – Robin Hood Donors Contribute More Than $101 million To Fight Poverty: Paul McCartney Rocks Sold-Out Audience

NEW YORK, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — At its annual benefit last night, over 4,000 Robin Hood supporters came together to raise more than $101 million for organizations serving New Yorkers in need. This is the largest amount ever raised by Robin Hood and is the largest single fundraiser in the country.

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PRESS RELEASE: Measures for Justice Receives $3.1 Million From Pershing Square Foundation to Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

NEW YORK – NY – May 11, 2015 – As a nationwide, bi-partisan push is underway to reform the broken criminal justice system, The Pershing Square Foundation announced today a $3.1 million grant in support of Measures for Justice (MFJ)

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PRESS RELEASE: New York City Based Scientists Awarded Funding For Their Innovative Work In Cancer Research By The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Alliance

NEW YORK, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Six winners of the second annual Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research were announced today by The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance.

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PRESS RELEASE: THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH THEDREAM.US TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DREAMERS NATIONWIDE

$10M Commitment Will Enable Undocumented Immigrants with DACA Status Opportunity to Pursue Educational Goals

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PRESS RELEASE: Omidyar Network and The Pershing Square Foundation Grant Social Finance, Inc. $4.0 Million to Expedite Growth of the Pay-for-Success Market

Omidyar Network and The Pershing Square Foundation Grant Social Finance, Inc. $4.0 Million to Accelerate Growth of Pay-for-Success Financing Flexible Funding Will Expand Opportunities and Driver Further Innovation of PFS Nationally

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PRESS RELEASE: Saїd Business School and The Pershing Square Foundation announce first scholarship winners for the Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme

The first five Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship winners have joined the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme, entering their MSc programmes in departments across the University of Oxford this autumn, before joining the Oxford MBA programme in September 2015.

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PRESS RELEASE: Healthcare Start-Up CareMessage Raises Over $3.7 Million In Its First Round Of Fundraising

The Pershing Square Foundation Leads a Philanthropic Campaign to Help CareMessage Improve Healthcare for Millions of Underserved Patients Across the United States Through Mobile Phone Technology

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PRESS RELEASE: The Pershing Square Foundation Makes $611,000 Grant to myAgro to Support Small-Scale West African Farmers

Grant to enable 12,000 farmers in Mali and Senegal to save for agricultural tools using their mobile phones and a network of local vendors, increase harvest yields, and move out of poverty

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